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Finch Corridor Sunday Morning Timetables

Updated December 4, 2025 at 11:40am

The TTC has issued a press release confirming the times for start of service on December 7:

Line 6 Finch West – Toronto’s newest transit line – will officially open to customers on Sun. Dec. 7. The first westbound train will depart from Norfinch Oakdale Station at 7:33 a.m., while the first eastbound train will leave Jane & Finch Station at 7:47 a.m.

For detailed first train times at each of the 18 new Line 6 stations, customers are encouraged to visit the official TTC schedules page: https://www.ttc.ca/routes-and-schedules.

Before regular service begins, two ceremonial trains will depart from Finch West Station.

Opening day is expected to be busy, and the TTC has organized special activities to mark the occasion. Customers will have the opportunity to collect exclusive Line 6 souvenirs, including special-edition ride guides, vehicle cutouts, and limited-edition commemorative coins and buttons.

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Opening day schedule

On Sun., Dec. 7, the TTC will host a celebratory opening at Finch West Station. The planned opening day schedule is below:

• 7:00 a.m. – Brief remarks from dignitaries.
• 7:20 a.m. — A ceremonial first train will depart Finch West Station. This trip will be reserved for media and invited guests.
• 7:27 a.m. — A second train will depart Finch West Station. Members of the public are welcome to board and join the celebration. This train will be travelling to Driftwood Station and returning to Finch West Station. It will not be picking up customers at other stops.
• 7:33 a.m. — The first in-service train will depart Norfinch Oakdale Station, heading west.

Note that the schedule pages for Line 6 have not been loaded yet, but you can see the early Sunday morning service on the Finch Corridor below, and the full schedule for 6 Finch West in this pdf. The schedules should go live on the TTC’s site when they flip over to the December 7 versions on the weekend.

Original article:

This post contains a consolidated view of schedules for:

  • 6 Finch West LRT
  • 36 Finch West Bus
  • 336 Finch West Night Bus

The period covered is 6 to 9am on Sundays, and these timetables show the transition from the night bus covering the entire route to the split bus/LRT operation east and west of Finch West Station during the daytime.

The information is taken from the GTFS version of the schedules for these routes published on the City’s Open Data site recently. My intent in producing this is that the new schedules will not go live on the TTC site until December 7, and many eager transit aficionados will want to know the times of service at various locations on the route in time to plan to ride early trips.

The TTC’s web page about Line 6 gives a generic start time of 7:30am for the route on Sundays, but actual times vary along the route.

In the timetables below, the LRT trips are in bold italics. Only major stops are shown to save space.

For those unfamiliar with the new line, the carhouse is located between Jane and Norfinch stations, and some trips originate there during the build-up of service.

13 thoughts on “Finch Corridor Sunday Morning Timetables”

  1. That arrival headway is making my eye twitch.
    14 mins, 14, 11, 10, 9, 7, 7, 14, 12, 9, 10, …

    Steve: The 7-minute headways are spots where vehicles are added to build up the service. The regularity sets in when they make their return trip from the terminal. This sort of thing happens on many routes during service build-up and build-down periods.

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  2. So leaving every 10 minutes on the 5s and taking 32 minutes, transitioning to an incommunicable schedule taking 46 minutes. I guess the benefit to the TTC is that nobody will be able to figure out if it is on schedule. If service seems slow or late the response can be “we scheduled it that way”.

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  3. This [TTC Update] suggests there might be earlier service on Line 7 on the first day?

    * Speeches: Brief remarks from TTC leadership and Mayor Olivia Chow at 7 a.m.
    * Ribbon Cutting: 7:10 a.m. at Finch West Station
    * First Ride: Be among the first to experience Line 6 service!

    Steve: Based on the published GTFS information, it appears that the opening will be done with extra cars in advance of the scheduled service.

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  4. I have been a regular 36 Finch West bus user for many years. I have just purchased a brand new car thanks to this ultra-slow Finch West streetcar. I will not be returning to the TTC. The TTC needs to build high quality rapid transit (not streetcars) if it wants to attract passengers.

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  5. Will the TTC be free that day just like it was when the tysse first opened?

    Steve: Updated: On December 5, Mayor Chow announced that the line will run free on opening day.

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  7. The gravy train ended the moment the line was completed, apparently.

    No free rides on opening day for regular folks. The province just doesn’t have that kind of money.

    Maybe the premier’s dentist can cover it, or that night club owner, or the LiUNA boss, or… ?

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  8. Hi Steve,

    Do you know what time does the first Finch West LRT Train heading towards Humber College LRT Station leaving Finch West LRT Station that is for the public?

    Steve: There will be a ceremonial first train for media, pols and guests at 7:20, followed by a second train that the public can ride at 7:27, but I expect this will be something of a zoo. These trains will run non-stop to Driftwood Station and then return to Finch West. The first regular revenue service train from Finch West is at 7:59am.

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  9. I often feel like these transit openings are done more for the politicians, media, and transit enthusiasts than for the actual local residents who endured the construction and who will eventually ride the line. I feel it would have been better to have had an unannounced soft opening for local residents to sneak on and try things out. Then there could be the official “grand opening” later on for the assorted YouTube creator crowd and other gawkers from around the city/continent who will make their trite little assessments about how it compares to transit in London or New York.

    Steve: Well, those ribbon cuttings are few and far between, and those celebrating the opening were not around when the projects were conceived even if they now take the credit. I remember when Transit City was a sketch, not a plan, and none of those responsible are getting the credit they deserve.

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  11. @ttchelps informed me that real time data will not be available for the Finch West LRT. The only real-time predictions will be on screens at the stop.

    Hopefully they will make it available in a few months like they did with the Waterloo ION.

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  12. I remember when Transit City was a sketch, not a plan, and none of those responsible are getting the credit they deserve.

    Curious who all was at the opening from that time – Giambrone, Miller, Mcguinty and those along the way (Wynne, Ford(rip))…was there someone who was the brains behind this that you would have expected to be there that wasn’t? Time to do shoutouts and thanks….

    Steve: I wasn’t at the opening, not invited, although I was one of many who had a hand in Transit City below the political level. The original political supporters of TC were also absent. Can’t give Miller & Co. credit for a line that is part of DoFo’s grand plan, after all. And of course RoFo’s “contribution” was to attempt to kill the whole thing. FWIW, I coined the term “Transit City”, but for an earlier TTC study. It was then adopted as the LRT network’s moniker.

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  13. Yesterday the Missus and I went for a joyride in the spanking brand-new Finch West LRT on opening day. It is really just a new streetcar line, but Metrolinx-GO would have you think that it is a new GO rail line. The cars display the Metrolinx name and you must tap on the platform, not in the vehicle. As well, as a provincial (not municipal) project, all signage and stop announcements are bilingual English and French. The tracks are GO gauge, not TTC, and the livery is not TTC’s. Even the trash bins are different. But, that is appearances.

    In an abundance of caution, the LRT was very slow. It spent most of the time standing still. With a maximum speed of 15 km/hr achieved just once, lack of transit priority and long waits at red lights and then slow to get moving after picking up passengers. The stops are closely spaced, which is good, but that lengthens the journey.

    A huge fail for accessibility. The walking distance from subway to LRT is long, up and down the stairs, but, to the concourse from the subway NO escalator or elevator! Long stairs and a ramp 3x more the distance. I must walk with a cane, and it was very difficult for me.

    This experience has shattered my expectations for the Eglinton-Crosstown LRT.

    Steve: Yes, that ramp/stair in the concourse from Line 1 to Line 6 is quite ridiculous. As someone with knee problems I know exactly the frustration you encountered. Both TTC and Metrolinx do not seem to understand that “accessibility” does not just mean elevators for mobility devices, but also making the path as easy and as short as possible for a wide variety of people.

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